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- Title
Physical accessibility in primary healthcare: a step towards the embracement.
- Authors
Freitas Marques, Juliana; Esmeraldo Áfio, Aline Cruz; Vieira de Carvalho, Luciana; de Sá Leite, Sarah; de Almeida, Paulo César; Freitag Pagliuca, Lorita Marlena
- Abstract
Objective: To assess the physical accessibility from the front desk of primary healthcare units. Method: Descriptive and quantitative research to map the accessibility of the physical space in 157 health units, between August 2014 and May 2015, in the region of Baturité, Ceará, Brazil. The data were collected using a checklist instrument type, and absolute and relative frequencies, binomial and verisimilitude tests for statistical analysis, with statistical significance of p <0.05 were used. Results: Of the analyzed items, stairs (24.8%), ramps (47.1%) and floors (75.8%) were inaccessible in most health units. Comparing urban and rural areas, circulation area (0.7x, p=0.293), counter (0.4x, p=0.010), seat (0.7x, p=0.758) and drinking fountain (0.7x, p=0.736) were more inaccessible in the urban area. Conclusion: The access of persons with physical disabilities to primary care should be seen as a priority. There are physical, architectural and furniture barriers that compromise the full embracement of the user.
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE studies; HEALTH services accessibility; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; METROPOLITAN areas; PEOPLE with disabilities; PRIMARY health care; PROBABILITY theory; RURAL conditions; MATHEMATICAL variables; ACCESSIBLE design; QUANTITATIVE research; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Revista Gaucha de Enfermagem, 2018, Vol 39, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0102-6933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1983-1447.2018.2017-0009